Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Microsoft makes Chrome more difficult on Windows. The culprit? This time, this is Windows’s family security function. Since the beginning of the month, the parental control measure has prevented users from opening chrome. Strangely, no other application or browser seems to be affected.
Redditors reported the issue for the first time on June 3 (via The penis). U / Witty-Discount-2906 displayed that Chrome crashed on Windows 11. “You just have to flash quickly, unable to open without error message,” they wrote. Another user struck with a correct supposition. “This can be linked to parental controls,” supposed U / DUK242. “I had nine students coming to see the computer office in the last hour saying that Chrome will not open.”
A google spokesperson has pointed out to start a declaration from his community forum. “Our team investigated these reports and determined the cause of this behavior,” wrote Ellen T. “For some users, Chrome is unable to execute when Microsoft Family Safety is activated.”
Curiously, Microsoft did not fix the bug after 17 days. (Go understand!)
Windows family safety is an optional parental control function for families and schools. It allows them to manage children’s screen time, filter their web browsing and monitor their activity.
There are a few bypass solutions while we are waiting for the company to take measures. One is to deactivate the setting of “inappropriate filter websites” in family security. However, this deletes security functionality, letting children go wild on the World Wide Web. (Weeee !!) A simpler correction is to navigate in your Chrome folder and rename Chrome.exe to something like Chrome1.exe.
Engadget sent an email to Microsoft for a comment. We have not heard of, but we will update this story if we do it.
If you’ve already installed Chrome on Windows, this bug can already trigger seen. Microsoft has a long history of desperate stuff to keep you on its default products. This included unpleasant prompts, pop-up advertisements for Bing users and beggar to stick to Edge. At least European users will receive a certain relief. Microsoft reduces its inexpensive tactics to comply with EU regulations.
